Research
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Participants assigned to either the in-person or the remote lifestyle intervention were twice as likely as those assigned to the control group to have lost 5% or more of their initial body weight at 2 years.
Incorporating in-person or remote lifestyle interventions can significantly enhance weight loss outcomes in obese patients.
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Participants assigned to either the in-person or the remote lifestyle intervention were twice as likely as those assigned to the control group to have lost 5% or more of their initial body weight at 2 years (41% for the in-person group and 38% for the remote group vs 19% for the control group).
Why this rating
Based on randomized trials mentioned in the abstract.
Source
New Evidence and Policy Support Primary Care–Based Weight Loss Interventions
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2012
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